Re: Weekly Reader, April 14, 2025

[Jeff]

Marvel Unlimited
Magik 1
Namor 6
Ultimate Black Panther 12
Wolverine 5
Mystic 22
Mystic 23
Mystic 24

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes #298
Legion of Super-Heroes #299ABSOLUTE BATMAN #6
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1
BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #6 (OF 12)
THE NEW GODS #4 (OF 12)

Hoopla
Barbaric Vol 3 Hell to Pay (Collects issues 1-3)
Hey Kids Comics! Prophets and Loss Vol 3 (Collects issues 1-6)
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees TPB

ComiXology
Knighted (Collects issues 1-5) - 
The Joneses Vol 1 (Collects issues 1-5)
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Mystic 22-24 - It's nice to read a comic whose arcs wrap up in a short number of issues.  Enjoyed this arc more than I expected.  This has really been a fun book.

Legion of Super-Heroes #298-299 - I really like how we get multiple stories with multiple teams. Battle with Duplicate Boy & Colossal Boy. Wildfire & Invisible Kid in another plane of existence. Blok, Dawnstar, & White Witch fighting Khunds. Element Lad & Svaughn. So much fun and great art.

[Perry]

Dang, I am going to be through my August Marvel reads far too quickly. Guess I'll add more... maybe?

Marvel Unlimited
Ultimate Black Panther #12

DC Universe Ultra
Absolute Batman #6
Absolute Flash #1
Batman and Robin: Year One #6
New Gods #4
Zatanna #2
Hellblazer #53
Legion of Super-Heroes #299

Hoopla
Conan #20 
Phantom Road #11 
TMNT #8 

Marvel Back Issue Bin August 1978

   

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Uncanny X - I do remember this issue now that I have read it again. Pretty good (mini-crossover) issue. it is a tie-in to the Ka-Zar title, a little, but not enough to ruin or lessen the enjoyment factor. And Claremont is pretty succinct here, not as verbose as he can be, and so that was also enjoyable. Art... Byrne is just on point here. Looking forward to the issue!!

Conan - Oh man, I great fill in issue with art by Big Daddy Buscema's own brother; Sal. And while I say "sadly" here, I don't mean it in the way I am typing it  so... sadly Ernie Chan (or Chua as he often went by in the comics) inks the hell out of this issue, taking a lot of the Sal Buscema style out. But, that said, the sadly here is not a bad thing. It still looked good, just not like a Sal book. 

Phantom Road - Don't wait for the trade. Get this issue. Start of a new arc, but there has never been a better "jumping in" point!
 
Legion - Another good issue, but I am sick and tired of Element Lad's whinny little ass. Didn't remember him being such a little bitch. Just won't shut-up about Dream Girl winning 

Zatanna - Another very fun issue. The ending, yeah, I am even more into this now.

New Gods - So Ram V, doing his best Hickman impression here, going deep in the weeds with both a history of the Fourth World and throwing characters all over the place. Love it. 

Batman/Robin Year One - Not a spectacular issue, but not a bad one either. A nice piece of the puzzle that is early Bruce and Dick, not just Bats and Robin

Absolute Flash - Not the most original or vastly different punch to this title, especially when compared to the first three, but the art is nice and tight and I do like Lemire... mostly... so hoping this gets even better. Good start, just didn't blow me away like the Absolute Trinity

Absolute Batman - Speaking of no punch... ha... not sure why this didn't hit for me as much as some, but all told and considering, this was my least favorite issue of all the Absolute issues. Now, that is not to say it wasn't good, it was, but when you have a good issue that is still in last place? That is just how strong I feel for the Abso line

[Perry]

Just adding a couple more '78 comics (This was suppose to last for more than one week  )

Marvel Unlimited
Ultimate Black Panther #12

DC Universe Ultra
Absolute Batman #6
Absolute Flash #1
Batman and Robin: Year One #6
New Gods #4
Zatanna #2
Hellblazer #53
Legion of Super-Heroes #299

Hoopla
Conan #20
Phantom Road #11
TMNT #8

Marvel Back Issue Bin
August/November 1978
(added Amazing Spider-Man #186 and Marvel Two-in-One #45)



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[Jimmy T]

I'm curious to see your comments on Absolute Flash #1. The second issue should be in my pull this Wednesday.

I enjoyed reading it. I want more; just to see how it will develop differently in Darkseid's world.

[Jimmy T]

I've read

Marvel
Amazing Spider-man 60 something or other. whatever. Carry on

DC

New Gods 4 - coo! Like, I actually really enjoy reading of the New Gods here! History & current! It feels like there are actual stakes!!

Absolute  Flash 1 - okay, decently good start, but I really want more; show me more how this is the Absolute version of a Wally West Flash.

Absolute Batman 6 - I'm enjoying this big take, the big changes, and trying to figure out where this man is going to go!

World's Finest 37 - the end of the Aquamn tie-in. No big whup, in all honesty

Detective 1095 - I love Tom Taylor's Batman. Janin is so cool to read; glad he's still doing some DC work yet!! This history with Chill & ..other family issues is cool reading for me

Summer of Superman Special - not particularly memorable, or overly sweet, considering there could have been some really amazing hitting Lana & Clark stuff. Cool to see Lana & John Henry married; VERY GLAD to see her marriage & child !!! with Pete Ross wasn't washed away either. And without really connecting to the main story, the last 5 pages are not too miss! There's still gonna be awesome Superman stuff all year!!

Legion of Superheroes 298 (reread, I liked it that much!!) and 299 -such great issues. I can see where this and Teen Titans and Uncanny X-men were such awesome hits of the 1980s. Such great team dynamics, growing & changing relationships, hidden secrets, things dropped about what will come in the future storylines; I love it!!

[Jeff]

Marvel Unlimited
Magik 1
Namor 6
Ultimate Black Panther 12
Wolverine 5
Mystic 22
Mystic 23
Mystic 24

DC Universe Ultra
Legion of Super-Heroes #298
Legion of Super-Heroes #299ABSOLUTE BATMAN #6
ABSOLUTE FLASH #1
BATMAN & ROBIN: YEAR ONE #6 (OF 12)
THE NEW GODS #4 (OF 12)

Hoopla
Barbaric Vol 3 Hell to Pay (Collects issues 1-3)
Hey Kids Comics! Prophets and Loss Vol 3 (Collects issues 1-6)
Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees TPB

ComiXology
Knighted (Collects issues 1-5)
The Joneses Vol 1 (Collects issues 1-5)
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Knighted (Collects issues 1-5) -  Turned out to be a good book. The Resistance universes version of Batman...with no confidence.  Some bloody killer villains and hero who isn't perfect makes for a pretty engaging tale.

[Jeff]

I couldn't get my Hoopla books finished because the "Collective Daily Limit" was always full.  Will try again next week.

[Gay Titan]

I'm curious to see your comments on Absolute Flash #1. The second issue should be in my pull this Wednesday.

I enjoyed reading it. I want more; just to see how it will develop differently in Darkseid's world.

I want more of Darkseid in this (or any) of the Absolute titles. Where is he? Where is the Legion we saw cameoed? What's going on with Booster Gold (who is supposed to be integral to this universe)?

[Jimmy T]

I'm curious to see your comments on Absolute Flash #1. The second issue should be in my pull this Wednesday.

I enjoyed reading it. I want more; just to see how it will develop differently in Darkseid's world.

I want more of Darkseid in this (or any) of the Absolute titles. Where is he? Where is the Legion we saw cameoed? What's going on with Booster Gold (who is supposed to be integral to this universe)?

For Rodney only:

Spoiler

You should quickly check out the Summer of Superman special, check the last 5 pages only!!

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[Gay Titan]

I will be getting that ASAP!!! thanks, Jimmy!